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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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